Ryesong River

Ryesong River
The Ryesong River flowing through Kumchon, North Hwanghae.
Native name례성강 (Korean)
Location
CountryNorth Korea
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGanghwa Bay
Mouth 
 • location
Mt. Eonjin
Length174 kilometers (108 mi)
Basin size4,048 km2 (1,563 sq mi)
Ryesŏng River
North Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl례성강
Hancha禮成江
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationRyeseonggang
McCune–ReischauerRyesŏnggang
South Korean name
Hangul예성강
Hanja禮成江
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationYeseonggang
McCune–ReischauerYesŏnggang

The Ryesŏng River is a river of North Korea. It flows from north to south, emptying into the Yellow Sea by Ganghwa Island, just west of the mouth of the River Imjin.

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